While Michael Sam’s career continues to take off, his boyfriend’s family history has been exposed.

Michael’s beau, Vito Cammisano, reportedly comes from a family background of Mafia leaders — particularly his grandfather, William “Will the Rat” Cammisano.

William, who died in 1995, was a notorious member of the mafia. His nickname “Will the Rat” stemmed from his joy on killing his enemies and sticking them in sewers so that the rats could eat them.

“I knew both from my father and others that Willie was called Willie the Rat because he killed people and stuck them in the sewers so the rats could eat them,” Fred Harvey Bonadonna famously claimed back in the 90s after his father fell into the hands of William. His body was discovered days later.

Oooh this is juicy, right?

Of course there’d be a lot more juice if Vito had a criminal pat of his own, but he doesn’t so good for him. In fact, Vito is a University of Missouri graduate who successfully completed his major in communications last year, reportedly weeks before meeting Michael at the school.

Michael Vito caused headlines earlier this week after having shared a “passionate kiss” upon finding out Sam had been accepted to play for the NFL. The kiss was aired live on ESPN, and in response, people were livid and fumed on Twitter on how disgraceful the network was for showing it on television.